Polaroid Land camera Model 95

Photographic Technology

1948-1953

Polaroid Land Model 95 made by Polaroid in the United States, 1948-1953. Folding camera for self processing film packs 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches. Lens with rotating plate with apertures marked 1-8. T/I shutter. Lever focusing. Folding optical frame finder with front ball sight on spring stalk. Accessory show. Flash synchronized, bayonet fitting. No.0570942.

British Railways D200

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1958

Diesel-electric locomotive, British Railways, Type 4 Class 40 No. D200 (later 40122), built by English Electric in 1958.

Soyuz TMA-19M descent module, S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Public Corporation “Energia”

Space Technology

2015

Soyuz TMA-19M descent module, S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Public Corporation “Energia”, Russia, 2015

Philips 'Savvy' mobile telephone, 1999-2003

Telecommunications

1999-2003

Philips "Savvy" (TCD128) mobile phone, manufactured by Philips, France, 1999-2003

Nokia 1011 mobile telephone, 1992-1994

Telecommunications

1992-1994

Nokia 1011 mobile phone, manufactured by Nokia, Germany, 1992-1994. An example of the first mass produced phone to be available for use on the GSM digital mobile networks.

Section of a Boeing 747, 1973.

Aeronautics

1973

Section of Boeing 747 foreward fuselage (cut from 747-SR-46 supplied to Japan Air Lines 21/12/73).

Packet of 20 Death cigarettes, London, England, 1999

Smoking

1999

Packet of 20 Death cigarettes, labelled: 'Manufacturer's advice: Cigarettes are addictive and debilitating. If you don't smoke, don't start. Death is a responsible way to market a legally available consumer product which kills people when used exactly as intended. Death cigarettes: For an honest smoke', made in the EC under the authority of The Enlightened Tobacco Company Plc, London, c.1999.

Sony 'Trinitron' colour television, 1969-1970

Radio Communication

1969-1970

Sony 'Trinitron' colour television set, model type KV-1320UB, manufactured by Sony, Japan, 1969-1970. Serial No. 505704

Liquid-filled plastic lens television magnifier, 1935-1965

Radio Communication

1935-1965

'Standlens' liquid-filled plastic lens for magnifying a television picture, mounted on adjustable wooden stand, probably made by Lumex, probably British, 1935-1965

Bell transmitter with membrane diaphragm, 1875-1877

Telecommunications

1875-1877

Early type of Bell transmitter with membrane diaphragm, invented by Alexander Graham Bell, made by Charles Williams Jr,, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 1875-1914. This is an exact replica of Bell's first telephone made in June 1875 and was made by the same maker, Charles Williams Jr. of Boston, whose name is stamped on the baseboard.

British Railways diesel electric locomotive AIA-AIA Class 31, No D5500 (31018), 1957

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1957

Diesel electric locomotive, No D5500 (31018), Class 31, AIA-AIA, British Railways, built by Brush Electrical Engineering Company at Loughborough in 1957, withdrawn in 1976. Originally known as the Brush Type 2.

Bush TV22 Television Receiver, 1945-1955

Radio Communication

1945-1955

Bush TV22 9 inch television receiver, made by Bush Radio Limited, England, 1945-1955. With band III convertor, 1957

Alcatel 'One Touch Easy' mobile telephone, 1998-2002

Telecommunications

1998-2002

Alcatel One Touch Easy mobile phone, manufactured by Alcatel, Europe, 1998-2002

NeXT cube computer, 1990

Temporary Exhibitions

1990

"NeXTcube," a NeXT computer, including screen, keyboard and mouse, made by NeXT, Redwood CIty, California, United States, 1990. Used by Tim Berners-Lee to design the World Wide Web, at CERN, 1990.

Edison telephone, 1879

Telecommunications

1879

Wall telephone with Edison chalk receiver, unknown maker, probably United States, 1879.

Glass bottle of cocaine eye drops

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1901-1930

Glass bottle of cocaine eye drops, in poison bottle, full, with seal semi-intact. 100 mm x 30 mm, White label with red border reads, 'STANDARD BURGOYNE PHARMACEUTICALS/.../GUTTAE COCAINAE B.P.C. /.../Contains 0.5% w/v Cocain and 0.033% w/v Mercuric Chloride/ Directions - Apply the drops to the affected Eyeball by/ means of brush attached to cork.../.../BURGOYNE/BURBIDGES & CO LTD/LONDON E.' Manufactured by Burgoyne, Burbidges and Co., London, 1901 to 1930.

Phillip's Economic Computer

Computing & Data Processing

1949

Phillips Economics Analog Computer, devised by Bill Phillips at the London School of Economics, 1949 known as MONIAC [Monetary National Income Analogue Computer]

Logitech FotoMan digital camera

Photographic Technology

1990

Logitech FotoMan (Digitalkamera aus der Steinzeit) RA digital camera. Monochrome digital camera. First truly digital camera. 320x240 (latter 376x284) resolution; 1Mb internal RAM; fixed focus f4.5 lens. Serial No FAL22921198. In recharging stand, built-in flash. Logitech, Switzerland, 1990

Foucault Pendulum for demonstrating the Earth's rotation

Astronomy

1988

Foucault pendulum designed by A.B. Pippard and built at the Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge, including suspension, sustaining mechanism and bob

'Pedoscope' shoe-fitting X-ray viewer

Radiomedicine

1948-1953

Pedoscope, by the Pedoscope Company Limited, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England, 1948-1953

Hutchinson 'Rabbit' mobile telepoint telephone, 1993

Telecommunications

1993

'Rabbit' mobile telepoint telephone, made by Hutchison Personal Communications Limited, 1993

Compagnie Internationale de Wagon-Lits et de Grands Express Europeens sleeping car, 1933

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1933

Railway carriage, sleeping car No 3792, Compagnie Internationale de Wagon-Lits et de Grands Express Europeens, built in 1933, withdrawn 31st December 1974. Length over buffers: 65' 6"; width 9' 1"; height 12' 7".

Bosch 509e mobile telephone, 1999-2003

Telecommunications

1999-2003

Bosch 509e mobile phone, sold for exclusive use on the Orange network, manufactured by Bosch, Denmark, 1999-2003

Philips TCD308 mobile telephone, 1997-2001

Telecommunications

1997-2001

Philips Cellnet 'Diga' TCD308 mobile phone, made by Philips, France, 1997. CN: VYP09902E04442

Molecular model of penicillin by Dorothy M Crowfoot Hodgkin, England, 1945

Biotechnology

1945

Penicillin; molecular model by Dorothy Hodgkin, ca. 1945.

Personal Computer, model Apple I

Computing & Data Processing

1976-1979

Personal Computer, model Apple I, devised by Steve Wozniak, Steve Jobs and Ron Wayne, and made by Apple Inc, United States, 1976-1979.

Motorola tone pager, 1980-1990

Telecommunications

1980-1990

BT Tone pager Motorola 3BMXB/1, made by Motorola, 1980-1990

'Poppy' from BBC children's television series 'Play School'

Television

1964-1988

'Poppy', doll with plastic head, arms and legs from BBC children's programme 'Play School'. Poppy has long, dark hair and is wearing a blue dungarees and shirt with white stripes.

Siemens 'C35i' mobile telephone, 2000-2003

Telecommunications

2000-2003

Siemens C35i WAP mobile phone, manufactured by Siemens, Germany, 2000-2003

Magellan 1000M GPS receiver, 1990

Navigation

1990

Magellan 1000M GPS receiver, made by Magellan Systems Corporation, California, United States, 1990

Motorola 'GSM flare' mobile telephone, 1995

Telecommunications

1995

Motorola GSM flare mobile phone, type 6200, made by Motorola, British, 1995. Pack no. S4647BBBB

'Jedi' helmet, used with Cryogenic Magnetic Resonance Imaging Machine

Radiomedicine

1980

One of five 'Jedi helmets,' silver inner helmet, used with Cryogenic Magnetic Resonance Imaging Machine and associated computing equipment by Data General, United States,1980.

'Walkman' personal cassette player

Sound Reproduction

1995

'Walkman' personal cassette player made by the Sony Corporation, Malaysia, 1995.

Hawker Siddeley Trident 3 aircraft

Aeronautics

1971

Hawker Siddeley Trident 3 aircraft, registration G-AWZM, built Hatfield, 1971

Carton of four Viagra (Sildenafil citrate) tablets, Sandwich, England, 1996-1998

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1998

Carton of four Viagra (Sildenafil citrate) tablets, 50mg, with instructions, by Pfizer Limited, Sandwich, Kent, c. 1998. Anti-impotence drug which created a media storm in 1998.

Complete Omega Speedmaster watch with velcro strap

Space Technology

Complete Omega Speedmaster watch with velcro straps as used on American Apollo programme

British Army Combat Application Tourniquet Medical Kit

Emergency Medicine

2015

British Army Combat Application Tourniquet (C-A-T) Medical Kit, black with velcro and plastic attachment for tightening tourniquet, 2015

Thermoplastic radiotherapy mask

Radiomedicine

2017

Thermoplastic mesh mask used to hold Roger Pebody’s head in a fixed position during radiotherapy treatment for throat cancer at Guy’s Hospital, London, UK, 2017

First atomic force microscope, United States, 1985

Microscopes

1985

The first Atomic Force Microscope, built by Calvin F. Quate, Gerd Binnig and Chistoph Gerber, United States, 1985.

Section of a CB1 manual telephone exchange switchboard, 1925-1960

Telecommunications

1925-1960

Section of a CB1 manual telephone exchange switchboard with positions for three operators, unknown maker, British, 1925-1960. In use at Enfield Telephone Exchange 22 July 1925 to 5 October 1960

Hull Corporation telephone, 1900-1910

Telecommunications

1900-1910

Hull Corporation telephone, made by the Elektrisk Bureau, Oslo, Norway, 1900-1910

replica of Bell's 1876 centennial telephone transmitter, 1959

Telecommunications

1959

Replica of Bell's 1876 'Centennial' telephone transmitter, made by Science Museum Workshops, South Kensington, London, England, 1959

Three-ring Enigma cypher machine in oak wood transit case

Radio Communication

1934

Three-ring Enigma cypher machine complete in oak wood transit case, together with original German battery (Serial number A6421/1937), unsigned, Germany, 1934 (see Note)

Jubilee telephone with external bell box, 1977

Telecommunications

1977

Jubilee telephone, made by the Post Office, Cwmbran, Wales, 1977. Balmoral blue telephone with separate bell housing. S/A 4271 FWB 77/1.

Sony CM-H333 mobile telephone, 1991-2000

Telecommunications

1991-2000

Sony CM-H333 mobile cellular telephone, made by Sony, probably Japan, 1991-2000

replica of the first transistor, 1947-2003

Computing & Data Processing

1947-2003

Replica model of the first transistor, made by UKAEA Harwell, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, 1947-2003.

Main component of Siemens ‘Elmiskop 1’ electron microscope

Microscopy (Wellcome)

1945-1955

Main component of Siemens Elmiskop 1 electron microscope, the first electron microscope used in the Department of Human Anatomy at Oxford, c. 1950

‘Trans-Pac’ GPS receiver, 1990-1991

Surveying

1990-1991

‘Trans-Pac’ GPS, global positioning system receiver, made by Trimble Navigation, California, United States, 1990-1991. Retrieved from helicopter shot down in the Gulf War, 1991. Marked P/N 14992-00, S/N 3016A00570. Patented 4, 754, 465

Motorola 'Timeport' L7089 mobile telephone, 1999-2002

Telecommunications

1999-2002

Motorola L7089 mobile phone, manufactured by Motorola, British, 1999-2002. The first tri-band model that could be used on GSM system in USA and Europe

Keracolor Sphere TV set

Television

1970

Keracolor Sphere TV set, made in 1970 by Group Systems (Keracolor) Ltd, Northwich, with associated archive material.